Is it permissible to shorten the Zuhr prayer on Friday?

The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. We have with us Abu Nafil from Tabarjal. Please, go ahead. Peace be upon you. Peace and the mercy of Allah.

The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace. Shaykh Salih. May Allah keep you in goodness.

The questioner:
Long may you live. On Friday, if you are traveling, how do you combine? Do you shorten the prayer on Friday, or is it prayed on Friday? Or can I combine it with Asr, or pray Asr with it?

The Shaykh:
If you attend the Friday prayer with the people, it suffices for you in place of Zuhr, even if you are a traveler. It is not combined with Asr. The Friday prayer is not combined with Asr; they are not of the same kind. Yes.

The questioner:
I did not attend the Friday prayer. I was traveling on the road, meaning I was traveling on the road, and the time for the Friday prayer arrived. Do I shorten it, or do I pray it as four rak'ahs? Some shaykhs tell me no, the Friday prayer is four rak'ahs on Friday; you pray it as four rak'ahs, you do not shorten it. The Friday prayer is not shortened.

The Shaykh:
My brother, if you are a traveler, you pray Zuhr, not the Friday prayer. You pray Zuhr and shorten it. If you attend the Friday prayer with those who are praying it, it suffices for you in place of Zuhr. But if you pray it alone or with travelers, that does not suffice. Yes.